ceramide

See also: céramide

English

Etymology

Blend of cerebroside +‎ amide, or from Latin cēra (“wax”) +‎ amide.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪɹ.əˌmaɪd/, /ˈsɛɹ.əˌmaɪd/

Noun

ceramide (plural ceramides)

1. (biochemistry) Any of various lipids formed by linking a fatty acid to sphingosine and found widely but in small amounts in plant and animal tissue

Derived terms

• ceramidase
• deoxyceramide
• dihydroceramide
• galactoceramide
• galactosylceramidase
• galactosylceramide
• lactosylceramidase
• lactosylceramide
• neolactotetraosylceramide
• phosphoceramide
• phosphorylceramide
• phytoceramide

 

Translations

lipid

• Finnish: keramidi
• French: céramide (fr) m
• German: Ceramid
• Polish: ceramid
• Portuguese: ceramida f
• Romanian: ceramidă f
• Russian: церамид (ru) (ceramid)
• Spanish: ceramida f
• Swedish: ceramid
• Turkish: seramid

References

• “ceramide”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• Medicare, medicare